Young v. Parish of East Baton Rouge
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge; H. P. Brunot, Judge. Action by J. T. Young, sheriff and tax collector, against the parish of East Baton Rouge. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sued defendant for $4,826.38, overpayment on taxes for the years 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1901.
The petition alleged that the overpayments for the three last years named resulted from the unequal division of taxes and licenses collected for joint account of the parish and city of Baton Rouge, under provision of article 282 of the Constitution of 1898, petitioner having paid to the parish more than one-half of the proceeds of said taxes and licenses, and having been compelled to account for the excess to said city.
Petitioner alleged that the overpayment for 1898 resulted from an error on…
2Cited by1 opinion
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